Boeing has forecast a $130 billion market for 970 aircraft for the Oceania region – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific – over the next 20 years, its latest Current Market Outlook 2011 released at last month’s Paris Airshow shows. Single aisle aircraft will account for 69 per cent of the 970 aircraft expected
A new type of C-130 Hercules simulator is set give aircraft loadmasters exposure to realistic combat environments, with the RAAF’s introduction of the Hercules Observer Trainer (HOT) on June 29. Originally developed by Defence Research and Development Canada, the approximately $1 million HOT system will provide 37SQN C-130 loadmasters based at RAAF Richmond with a
Qantas pilots have overwhelmingly voted in favour of protected industrial action following the failure to reach a resolution over a new Qantas Long Haul Pilots Agreement, with the pilot union demanding a contentious “Qantas flight/Qantas pilot clause” be part of the agreement. The ballot, which saw 89 per cent of eligible pilots participate, saw 94
RAAF gears up for Red Flag Alaska
Up to seven RAAF F/A-18 Hornets have begun their participation in this year’s Exercise Red Flag Alaska 11-2, a multinational air combat training exercise designed to test the skills of pilots and ground crew personnel in a realistic, combat environment. Based at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base, Red Flag Alaska will see Hornets from RAAF
$3 ticket price rises under carbon tax
Australia’s major airlines say they will pass on the costs of the federal government’s new carbon tax, estimating that domestic ticket prices will rise by around $3 a flight. The Qantas Group has estimated a $110 to $115 million cost impact on its business in the 2012-13 financial year, while Virgin Australia has warned of
United passenger reaches 10 million mile mark
United Airlines frequent flyer Tom Stuker has become the first passenger to earn a record 10 million frequent flyer miles, after a trip from Los Angeles to Chicago on July 9. Stuker, a Chicago-based automotive sales consultant, has logged a total of 5962 United flights since 1982, including over 200 roundtrips to Australia and nearly
